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A Taste of Yellow
A Taste of Yellow
MsAmbrosia


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Challenge: Backlighting IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: garden
Date: Nov 23, 2008
Aperture: F/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40sec
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2008

 This was taken on a sunny afternoon in my parents' garden. I forgot my tripod at home, so it was handheld.

Post processed in PSE7 with hue/sat, contrast, sharpening.

Statistics
Place: 89 out of 239
Avg (all users): 5.4250
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 5.2759
Avg (non-participants): 5.5098
Views since voting: 734
Views during voting: 224
Votes: 160
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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 12/08/2008 09:11:53 PM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Your depth of field is spectacular, but I do find it difficult to place your primary area of focus. The second flower in the frame serves well to grab the eye and move it around a bit, though it is not overbearing and does not compete with your subject with your use of Bokeh.

Lighting: The lighting is nice, but I'd like to see a little more on the green stem. I think that this one would have popped a bit better if you had reflected a little of the backlighting back onto the front of your subject. This could have been done with the use of a reflector, or using something as simple as a white sheet of paper...even someone standing near it with a white shirt would do the trick.

Composition/Content: The almost-square cropping makes this one look off balanced and tense in my opinion. While I do like your overall composition, the subject matter is just far too common here on DPC.

My Opinion: This image scored near its potential. I think that the scored suffered a little from the awkward framing, but mostly from the commonality of the subject and lack of creativity. I would have given it a 4 or maybe a 5.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/28/2008 06:48:41 PM
Beautiful colour and light. I love the hairy stem.
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 11/28/2008 03:11:01 PM
Very nice, I wish there were more light, but it might be easy to overdo it...
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 11/26/2008 11:33:53 AM
Great DoF
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 11/26/2008 11:23:19 AM
Nice sunny image, good composition.
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